Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. WVU Medicine is a healthcare organization seeking a Legal Assistant II to support their litigation functions. The role involves providing general legal assistance, managing calendars, preparing legal documents, and maintaining filing systems.
Responsibilities
- Provide a wide range of support to WVUHS litigation team
- Key point of contact, responsible for calendar management and travel (when necessary) for assistant litigation counsel
- Communicate timely and professionally with internal WVUHS departments regarding legal matters
- Prepares documents for signature and coordinates execution and mailing or electronic filing of legal documents
- Monitor and maintain management information for the WVUH Legal Services Department
- Maintain appropriate departmental filing system and departmental files ensuring ease of access in timely manner to accurate information
- Complete various projects related to the organization of documents, filing systems, and management of litigation matters
- Create and organize information, and generate reference tools for easy use by the office
- Circulate copies of litigation documents to litigation team members and other stakeholders as appropriate
- Support the WVUH Legal Services Department in all matters, including support of other counsel and staff within the Department as needed
- Train other personnel in litigation databases as directed
- Organize and track files for important case documents, including pleadings and voluminous discovery documents; creating files and maintaining files in electronic case management databases
- Obtaining and assisting with the review of discovery materials and other court filings
- Search legal records collected in computer databases
Skills
- High School diploma or Equivalent
- Two (2) years of experience in legal or related field
- Associates degree in business/office management, secretarial sciences, or related legal field
- Experience with database and document management systems
- Experience related to general litigation and legal processes
- Advanced experience in Microsoft Office and Adobe
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